Colebrook Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Swindon
Towcester Road, Swindon, SN3 4AS
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
8.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
130
Capacity used
Has space87%
150 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
45 of 47 families who put it first got an offer
45
Places offered
101
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 47 | 45 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 34 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 101 | 45 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Swindon lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Annette Shakespeare
- Address
- Towcester Road, Coleview, Swindon, SN3 4AS
- Phone
- 01793331960
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Ward / constituency
- Covingham & Nythe · Swindon South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137620
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 4% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
130 pupils · 150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
30 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 101 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
8.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Swindon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.